Dog Love Author:Marjorie Garber Marjorie Garber, director of the Center for Literacy and Cultural Studies at Harvard and author of the recent Vice Versa: Bisexuality and the Eroticism of Everyday Life, provides another witty, incisive look at humanity, this time focusing on our cultural obsession with dogs. Garber, the owner of two golden retrievers, explores the myths and rea... more »lities of the dog-human bond, discusses the intensity of people's love for their dogs, and shows how we came to be so preoccupied with our canine companions in the first place.
This book not only provides a recent history of the popularity of dogs, including some famous dog lovers and some famous dogs, but also shows how and why in the face of so much contemporary human suffering we spend what seems like considerably more energy ensuring the health and happiness of our pets.« less
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